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Book SynopsisPresents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: suburbanization in global society. Meaningful types in a world of suburbs. Gwinnett goes global: the changing image of American suburbia. From mill towns to “burbs of the burgh”: Suburban strategies in the postindustrial metropolis. Cities, suburbs and metropolitan areas – governing the regionalised city. Urbanity beyond nostalgia: Discovering public life at the edge of the city of Rome. Identity, marginalization, and Parisian banlieues. The life cycle of Johannesburg suburbs. Suburban reinvestment through ‘knockdown rebuild’ in Sydney. Changing urbanization patterns in the Brazilian metropolis. Governing heterogeneity in the context of ‘compulsory closeness’: the ‘pacification’ of favelas. The changing image of suburban areas in Latin America and the role of local government. The planned suburbanization of a city-state: Singapore's new towns. Building for what and whom? New town development as planned suburbanization in China and India. Territorial expansion and state rescaling: A critique of suburbanization studies in China. Research in Urban Sociology. Research in Urban Sociology. Copyright page.
